Pistol-holster.



G. E. GASKILL.

PISTOL HOLSTER. Y

APPLICATION FILED H1114, 1914,

1, l 20, 1 90. Patented Dec. s, 1914.

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@F if" i CHARLES E. GASKILL, OF EL PASO, TEXAS.

PISTOL-HOLSTER.

Application filed February 4, 1914.

T0 all whom t may concern:

Be it known that I, CHARLES E. GAsKILL, a citizen of the United States, residing at ElPaso, in the county of El Paso and State `of Texas, have invented new and useful Improvements in Pistol-Holsters, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to a pocket holster for a pistol or revolver and is intended primarily 'as an improvement over my prior patenty which bears the Serial Number' 896,004, and is datedAugust 11, 1908. .This improved form of holster has resilient pocket-Kengaging` members `which are disposed normally in engaging position and are adapted to `become `engaged `automatically with-thesides of the pocket when the holster is inserted within the same without the n ecessityof `operating the said members in any special manner. A readily operable releasing device is provided for use as a handle in withdrawing the holster fromV the pocket and which is adapted to render the pocketengaging members inoperative during this act'of withdrawal. i This releasing device is adapted however, to permit the pocket-engaging members to resume their normal positionsdue to their ownresiliency as soon as the device is released fromthe grasp. A further'object of the invention isto provide a yholster of this character which includesy a flat back adapted to fit snugly within the pocket of the wearers clothing, and a gun-receiving pocket arranged upon the outer face of the back which is disposed .at such an angle that the grip of the gun will be `maintained in a position wherein it may betgrasped conveniently `and theiircarm mayibe withdrawn quickly and with a The holster is therefore adapted particularly for use in a hip-pocket,` for the reason that it is necessary to draw the firearm laterally as .well as upwardly in extracting the same from the holster. i i

` Another `object is to construct the back of the devicewith the upper portions of its side edges substantially parallel whereas the lower portionsthereof, coextensive with the pocket-engaging members are `cut so as to When the pocket-engaging members are moved inwardlyagainst the side edges of ther baclyby `theirengagement with the `edges-of. the wearers pocket, during the act 'ofiinsertiom `they will still be inclined at a Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Dec. 8, 1914.

seriai No. 816,443.

slight angle to the longitudinal axis of the back, whereby the said act will be greatly facilitated. lVhen the pocket-engaging members are drawn inwardly by the use of the means provided for the purpose in the act of \\i'ithdrawal, the downward convergence of the said members in their iiiopeiative positions will likewise permit the holster to be withdrawn freely and without pulling out the lining of the pocket in which the holster is mounted.

`The invention consists in the features of construction, combination, and arrangement of parts, hereinafter fully described and claimed, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, in which:

Figure l .is a front elevation of the pocket holster, showing the pocket-engaging members in their operative positions; Fig. 2is a rear elevation, the position of the releasing member as operated to release the pocketn engaging' members being shown in dotted lines; and, Fig. 3 is a horizontal sectional view taken through the device as shown in Fig. 1.`

In the drawing, the numeral 1 designates the back of the holster which is preferably flat and consists of rear and front sheets of leather 2 and 3 which 1 are marginally stitched together. A pocket et for the reception of a pistol or revolver is stitched to the front sheet 3 and is inclined laterally so as to `facilitate the extraction of the iirearm therefrom. Poclcetengaging members 5 are disposed at the side edges of the back and are formed by the side portions of a substantially U-shaped resilient wire 6, whose cross portion 7 is arranged along `the lower edge of the back and issecured medially thereto by means of the tubiform member 8.` The members 5 ai'e normally inclined away from the side edges of the back toward their upper ends, which latter are bent :inwardly as at 9 to form locking shoulders for engagement with the sides of a pocket in which the liolstei may be placed. The end portions 9 of the pocketengaging members project into slots 10, formed in the side edges of the back by interrupting the stitching at points adjacent to the upper edge of the back, and are movable therein. These ends of the said members are provided terminally with loops or eyes 11 and 1lZL to which the ends of a flexible releasing member l2 are connected. This releasing member is preferably in the form of a string the releasing string from or a strip of leather, and is movable through the laterally spaced eyelets 13 and 13 which are provided in the rearmost sheet 2 of the back. The end portion of the releasing member 12 which extends inwardly through the eyelet 13 is connected with the end loop 11a of one pocket-engaging member, whereas the opposite end portion extends inwardly through the eyelet 13a., crosses the other end portion and is connected with the end loop 11 of the opposite pocket-engaging member. rlhe eyelets project outwardly from the sheet 2 so as to space the medial portion Qi the back in order that it may be grasped readily withV the fingers when it is desired to pull-the same upwardly and thus draw the free ends ot the pocket-engaging members inwardly into their inoperative positions, and these outwardly projecting portions of the eyelets are reinforced by surrounding rings 14, which may be constructed of leather. When the said members are in their operative positions, the releasing member 12 will Abe taut. Vhen the pocket-engaging members are in their innermost inoperative positions, they will be disposed in contact with the side edges of the pocket, the coeXtensive portions of the side edges being cut so as to converge downwardly, in order .that the pocket-engaging members will be inclined with respect to the longitudinal aXis of the back even when inoperative, so that the holster may be inserted into and withdrawn from the wearers pocket easily and freely without disarranging the pocket lining. In placing the holster in the pocket, it is merely necessary to force the same downwardly without the necessity of manipulating the releasing member, owing to the inclination of the pocket-engaging members, the latter being forced inwardly into inoperative position by their engagementV Awith the upper edge of the pocket during this operation. When the holster has been inserted into the pocket completely, the pocket-engaging members will have assumed their operative positions wherein they will secure the holster positively against outward movement.k In removing the holster from the pocket, the medial portion of the releasing string must be grasped and pulled outwardly as a handle whereupon the pocketengaging members will first be released and the holster will be withdrawn by eration.

`What is claimed is:

l. A pocket holster comprising a back, a pistol pocket thereon, a substantially U- shaped spring carried by the back and having its side portions bent into pocket-engaging members, each member being inclined outwardly from the back toward its free end and having its free end bent inwardly to form a locking shoulder, and means by the one opstantially which said pocket-engaging members may b e drawn inwardly into inoperative positionL 2. A pocket holster comprising a back, a pistol pocket thereon, a substantially U- shaped spring carried by the back and having itssid'e portions bent into pocket-engaging members, each member being -inclined outwardly from the back toward Vits ree end-and having its free end bent inwardly to form la locking shoulder, and a exible releasing member connecting the free ends of Vthe pocket-engaging members.

3. A pocket holster comprising a back having alining slots in its side edges, a substantially U-sliaped spring having its cross portion secured to the under edge of the back, the side portions of the said spring being inclined outwardly toward the upper end of the back to Jform yieldable pocketengaging members and having their free ends bent inwardly to 'orm locking shoulders, the free ends of the said members being movable within the back` slots, the back being provided withlaterally spaced openings inwardly o'lt' the said slots, and a flexible releasing member mounted within the said openings with its ends connected to the free ends of the pocket-engaging members and with its medial portionl disposed eXteriorly of the pocket. Y

Zl. A pocket holster comprising a back having alining slots in its -side edges, a sub- U-shaped 'spring having its cross portion secured to the under .edge of the 100 back, the side portions of the said spring being inclined outwardly toward the upper endV of the back to form yieldable pocketengaging members Iand having theirv free ends bent inwardly to form locking shoul- 105 ders, the free ends of the said members being movable within the `back slots, a pair of laterally spaced eyelets provided in the back 3 inwardly of the vsaid slots so as to project outward therefrom, and a flexible releasing 11G member extending through the said eyelets with its medial portion disposed outward Jirom the back in spaced relation thereto and with its ends connected to the free ends of the pocket-engaging members, the said releasing member being adapted to be taut when the engaging members are in their operative positions. `j"; 5. A pocket holster comprising a back having alining slots in its side edges, a substantially U-shaped spring having its cross portion secured to the under edge of the back, the side portions of the said spring being inclined outwardly toward the upper end of the back to form yieldable pocketengaging members and having their free ends bent inwardly to form locking shoulders, the free ends of the said members be ing movable within the back slots, the back being provided with laterally spaced openings inwardly of the said slots, and a flexible releasing member mounted Within the said openings with its ends connected to the free ends of the pocket-engaging members and with its medial portion disposed eXteriOrly of the pocket, the releasing member having each of its ends extending laterally from the opening in which it is movably mounted and connected with the oppositely disposed pocket-engaging member.

6. A pocket holster comprising a back, a pistol pocket thereon, a substantially U- shaped spring carried by the back and having its side portions bent into pocket-engaging members, each member being inclined outwardly from the back toward its free end and having its ree end bent inwardly to form a locking shoulder, and means by which said pocket-engaging members may be drawn inwardly into inoperative position7 those lower portions of the side edges of the back ooextensive with the pocketengaging members being formed to converge downwardly.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

CHARLES E. GASKILL. Witnesses:

NELL WV. GASKILL, EnNns'r L. M. POLK.

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Washington. D. C. 

